John Wall Works On His Game Against Strangers While Walking Down the Street

Published on
October 6th, 2011
by Astramskas, David
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John Wall has been working hard on improving his game this offseason, but he has even been practicing while simply walking down the street.

“I know it sounds a little crazy, but I’ll just be walking down the street and, out of nowhere, I’ll hit someone with an in-and-out move without having a ball,” said Wall. “I scare them because they don’t know what in the world I’m doing, but I think this game through so much that it just comes out anywhere.

“I only work on the moves that I would do in a game though. I had one man tell me that I better not do that again because he got scared when I did a quick crossover in front of him when I was walking down the street. It ends up being pretty funny.”

Wall believes working on his shiftiness benefits his game.

“Basketball is so mental and with me being a point guard it’s all about reaction. How are you going to react to any given situation? So I might be walking and see someone in front of me and do a crossover motion or I might spin.

“Again, I know it sounds crazy, but it really helps you because it just becomes second nature. I play off my instincts so when you’re constantly working on your handles and your moves it becomes even easier in the game.”